Cases brought before the committee: October 1653

Calendar, Committee For the Advance of Money: Part 3, 1650-55. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1888.

'Cases brought before the committee: October 1653', in Calendar, Committee For the Advance of Money: Part 3, 1650-55, (London, 1888) pp. 1473-1474. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cttee-advance-money/pt3/pp1473-1474 [accessed 19 April 2024]

October 1653

George Symonds, Whitelady Aston, Co. Worcester.


1 Oct. 1653.		Vol. A	No. or p.

	The county commissioners send up depositions, but have not seized his estate, as it does not appear that he was in arms amongst the Scots on their late invasion, and beg directions in the case.	164	100 –102
	5 Oct. 1653. Information that he did adhere to the King of Scots in 1651, received provisions for the Scots, and was at their rendezvous at Pitchcroft.	23 164	98 103
PUb. 13 124 R. 13 129 LET. 164 105 INT. 164 106 DEP. 164 107 108	18 Oct. He begs a copy of his charge and leave to examine witnesses. Granted.	164 13	104 17
	27 Jan. 1655. Note of consent of counsel on both sides to publication.	164	109
	2 Feb. 1655. Publication ordered accordingly	13	142
	3 April 1655. Resolved on hearing the depositions, that he is not guilty, and therefore the seizure of his estate discharged.	13	153

Rob. Hesketh, Mawdesley, Co. Lancaster.


4 Oct. 1653.		Vol. A	No. or p.

Dep. 164 111	Information from depositions before the county commissioners, that in Aug. 1651 he was in arms near Preston under the Earl of Derby.	23 164	99 112
	4 Oct. 1653. Hearing of the charge, he begs a copy of it, the informer's name, and leave to examine witnesses. Granted.	164 13	113 6
	27 Oct. 1654. Publication to pass in his case, unless he show cause to the contrary.	13	124
LET. 164 114 INT.164 115 116 DEP. 164 115 116	19 Dec. 1654. He begs publication and a speedy day for hearing	164	117
	19 Dec. Granted, and to be heard in course	13	138

Raphael Heywood, Acton Beauchamp, Co. Worcester.


8 Oct. 1653.		Vol. A	No. or p.

P.R. 164 118 119	County commissioners send depositions to prove that he aided the King of Scots in the late invasion.	164	120 –124
	11 Oct. 1653. His estate to be seized and inventoried	13	16
PUB. 13 77	16 Dec. 1653. County commissioners to certify whether they have more depositions to return, or witnesses to examine, and if not, publication to pass.	13	49
R. 25 76	10 Oct. 1654. Discharged on hearing, as not being within the Ordinances of Sequestration.	13	120

Sir Rich. Houghton, Bart., Houghton Tower, Co. Lan caster.


11 Oct. 1653.		Vol. A	No. or p.

	Information that in August 1651, when the Earl of Derby brought his forces into Lancashire, and the King of Scots invaded this nation, he sent an armed trooper to assist the Earl.	23 164	97 125
	11 Oct. 1653. The county commissioners to examine witnesses in the case, and to be examined before the Committee for Advance of Money	13	15
L. 164 127 O.C.C. 164 128 L. 164 129 INT. 164 130–132 DEP. 164 130–132 PUB. 13 124	1 Nov. 1653. He begs a copy of his charge, and leave to examine witnesses in town or country. Granted.	164 13	126 25
	1 March 1654. Order on his request for publication, unless the county commissioners show cause to the contrary.	13	79

Charles, Lord Talbot, eldest Son of the Earl of Shrewsbury.


	Vol. A	No. or p.

Order on view of the examinations taken against him by the County Commissioners for Woreester, that the said commissioners seize and secure his estates.	13	16
22 June 1654. Discharged on an Ordinance of the Protector and Council of 14 May 1654, on a composition of 2,000l.	29	136

[Kath.] Wharton, Recusant, Westminster.


25 Oct. 1653.		Vol. A	No. or p.

	Information by Capt. John Bushell that he holds a tenement of hers in Steven's Alley, Westminster, let to him by the county commissioners in 1644, worth 20l. a year, which is not sequestered.	164	133 134
	1 Nov. 1653. Information repeated, adding that she was sequestered as a Papist by the county commissioners.	23 164	98 135
	1 Nov. Order that she appear and show cause why the tenement should not be sequestered, and ²/3 paid to the State for her recusancy.	13	24
O.C.C. 164 136	15 Nov. On deposition that she is removed 60 miles from London, and cannot be found, and on proof that in 1644 her goods were ordered to be sold, she being a Papist;—order that the county commissioners seize and secure her estate, real and personal.	13	33
CERT. 34 140	27 Oct. 1654. The commissioners report that they have seized the house [in Stephen's Alley, Westminster], and let ²/3 of it to [Capt. John] Bushell [one of the Protector's life-guards], at 13l. 6s. 6d., which is paid, but several persons pretend to have taken off the seizure, and threaten to eject Bushell. Beg to have a hearing before any discharge is granted.	164	137
	14 Nov. 1654. Hen. Brown claiming the house, and requesting discharge of the sequestration, as Mrs. Wharton has no interest therein, order that the county commissioners have notice, and the case be heard on Tuesday.	13	126
E.W. 13 132 134, 139	21 Nov. Order that Bushell and Brown, both of whom claim the house, be allowed to proceed to a trial at law.	13	127
	7 Feb. 1655. Order that, pending the trial, the county commissioners take care that Bushell is not disturbed in possession of the tenement.	13	143
E.W. 13 145	8 Feb. Brown begging publication and a hearing, and Bushell requesting delay till his witnesses are examined, a fortnight more given, when Brereton is to draw up a report, and the case to be heard in a month.	13	146
	25 May 1655. Committee for Advance of Money to the sheriffs of London and Middlesex. Brown having obtained a verdict in the Upper Bench, on a lease of ejectment against Bushell for the house, you are to forbear all proceedings on the verdict till you receive further order from us, the tenement being sequestered, as Brown's title, and that of the Protector, in right of the recusant, have been referred to counsel to report.	25	78
H. 13 156	10 July 1655. The solicitor for the State to enquire into the State's title to the tenement, and both parties to be heard in a fortnight.	13	159